CBS Cancels Katherine Heigl’s ‘Doubt’ After Only 2 Episodes

CBS has pulled the plug and canceled Katherine Heigl’s new legal drama Doubt  after only two episodes.

According to a press release from CBS, the network said Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders will take over Doubt, and the network will air reruns of Bull. 

The second season of CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS will premiere Wednesday, March 8 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT), joining the two-hour spring premiere of SURVIVOR, on the CBS Television Network,” the network explained in a statement. “CRIMINAL MINDS: BEYOND BORDERS will replace DOUBT in the time period. A rebroadcast of BULL will be broadcast on Wednesday, March 1 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT).”

Katherine Heigl, the cast and crew behind Doubt, filmed thirteen episodes of the show. However, it is not clear whether or not CBS will air the final eleven episodes. While legal dramas are still popular on television, it appears as though people were not interested in watching Heigl on television.

According to IMDB, Doubt the TV series centers around a successful defense lawyer at a small law firm who falls in love with a client who may or may not be guilty of a crime. The TV series featured Heigl, Kobi Libii, and Lauren Blumenfeld.

Tony Phelan and Joan Rater created the show. The two producers previously worked on Grey’s Anatomy for nearly a decade.

What’s next for Katherine Heigl?

Katherine Heigl
LOS ANGELES, CA. August 10, 2016: Dule Hill & Katherine Heigl & Laverne Cox at the CBS & Showtime Annual Summer TCA Party with the Stars at the Pacific Design Centre, West Hollywood. (Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com)

Following the cancellation of the show, Katherine Heigl is now working on a new movie alongside Channing Tatum. The movie is called Logan Lucky, and it is a comedy directed by Steven Soderbergh set to hit theaters on August 18, 2017. The film centers around two brothers trying to break a family curse by executing an elaborate robbery during the Coca-Cola 600 race at the Charlotte Motor Speedway. Katherine Heigl will star alongside Daniel Craig, Adam Driver, Hilary Swank, and Seth MacFarlane.